Playing with the Devil

Playing with the Devil (Czech: Hrátky s čertem) is a 1956 Czech fairy-tale comedy film by Josef Mach based on a 1945 play by Jan Drda. Set decorations were painted by Josef Lada.^[1]

Playing with the Devil
Directed by	Josef Mach
Screenplay by	Jan Drda Josef Mach
Based on	Hrátky s čertem by Jan Drda
Cinematography	Jan Stallich
Edited by	Josef Dobřichovský
Music by	Jiří Srnka
Production company	Studio hraných filmů
Distributed by	Ústřední filmová půjčovna
Release date	26 April 1957 (1957-04-26)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Czechoslovakia
Language	Czech

Cast

• Josef Bek as Martin Kabát
• Eva Klepáčová as Maid Káča
• Alena Vránová as Princess Dišperanda
• František Smolík as Školastykus
• Jaroslav Vojta as Sarka Farka
• Bohuš Záhorský as King
• Stanislav Neumann as Omnimor
• František Filipovský as Karborund
• Josef Vinklář as Lucius
• Ladislav Pešek as Belzebub
• Vladimír Ráž as Solfernus
• Rudolf Deyl, Jr. as Belial
• Antonín Šůra as Theofil
• Josef Mixa as Hubert
• Jiřina Bílá as Farmer's wife with food

Other adaptations

In 1979, another film adaptation was made in Poland and continues to be popular. It was directed by Tadeusz Lis and starred well-known Polish actors Janusz Gajos, Jerzy Kamas, Marian Kociniak and Marek Kondrat.